Manuel Sotelo


Lawyer
msotelo@colombara.cl


His practice focuses primarily on litigation and arbitration in civil, commercial, construction matters, among others.

Experience

Before rejoining our firm, Manuel served as an associate lawyer in the Litigation and Arbitration area at Gandarillas, Montt, Del Río Abogados (2022-2024). Prior to that, he worked with us at Estudio Rivadeneira, Colombara y Zegers (2020-2022). Since 2014, he has been a teaching assistant in Consumer Law at the School of Law, Universidad de Chile.

Additionally, he is the founder and Legal Director of Fundación S.O.S. Legal, an institution that provides free legal advice to low-income individuals through pro bono work by lawyers and law students.

Areas of Practice
Litigation and arbitrations
Education
  • Universidad de Chile, Faculty of Law, Bachelor of Legal and Social Sciences (Chile, 2019).
  • Title of Lawyer granted by the Supreme Court of Justice (Chile, 2019).
  • Universidad de Chile, Faculty of Law, Master of Law. Mention in Private Law (C) (Chile, 2022-2023).
  • Universidad de Chile, Faculty of Law, Diploma in “Advanced Procedural Law and Litigation” (Chile, 2021).
Academic Activities
  • Teaching Assistant (ad-honorem) in Consumer Protection Law. Department of Economic Law, School of Law, Universidad de Chile. Professor José Roa. 2021-present.
  • Teaching Assistant in Consumer Protection Law. Faculty of Law, Universidad Nacional Andrés Bello. Professor Jaime Lorenzini. 2016-2019.
  • Teaching Assistant (ad-honorem) in Legal Clinic I. Department of Clinical Legal Education, School of Law, Universidad de Chile. Professor Lorena Lorca. 2014-2022.
  • Teaching Assistant (ad-honorem) in Consumer Protection Law. Department of Economic Law, School of Law, Universidad de Chile. Professors Jaime Lorenzini and José Roa. 2014-2017.
  • Teaching Assistant (ad-honorem) in Constitutional Law. Department of Public Law, School of Law, Universidad de Chile. Professor Álvaro Tejos. 2012-2016.
  • Teaching Assistant (ad-honorem) in Political Science. Department of Legal Sciences, School of Law, Universidad de Chile. Professor Álvaro Tejos. 2012-2014.
Languages
  • Spanish
  • English